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Bakewell Bridge
Image ref
DCHQ002787
Credit
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ImageDate
c 1907
Location
Holme Bridge
Town
Bakewell
About this image
The bridge dates from 1664. It crosses the River Wye between the A6 (Buxton Road) and New Lumford. The triangular shaped indents on top of the bridge were designed to shelter pedestrians whilst packhorses, or animals and their drovers, passed by.
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